Yesterday’s snowfall was one of those good ones, the kind that changes your perspectives without damaging your property. These snowfalls are roughly akin to repainting your house – removing drab surroundings, which makes cherished things look different in their new environment. Except new snow doesn’t last very long. So, I went out and took these images of some cherished sights that have been transformed temporarily.
First, there are images taken as the fine snow descended in the gray morning:
When the snow stopped, the sun broke through for a while revealing varying states of accumulation and plowing:
Some of our familiar structures took on a stately status in the fresh snow:
Residential front yards were blanketed in snow without suffering any significant damages:
The ice on ponds proved to be good landing zones for the snow; wooded streams shrugged the snow off, and the bright sun at Naskeag Point tried unsuccessfully to melt it in the freezing temperatures:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on December 21, 2024.)